Jun 14, 2017

In 2009, Ma’yan’s Research Training Internship (RTI) conducted research to learn how contemporary Jewish girls experience and understand the Bat Mitzvah. Over the course of 14 months, nine Jewish girls in grades 9-11 from the New York City metropolitan region...

Jun 14, 2017

This comic book was created by the 2016 cohort of That’s Not Fair! Participants worked with author Juliana “Jewels” Smith to create the individual pieces in this book. Comics focus on the themes of Jewish identity, gender identity, body size,...

Jun 14, 2017

Active Listening is a powerful tool that can be used to create empathy and better understanding among staff, families, activists, and communities. Download the PDF below to learn more about how to be an active listener!...

Jun 14, 2017

These days, my life is all about bathrooms. I wrote my research paper on bathrooms, spoke to my school administrators about bathrooms, did an art project about bathrooms, and wrote my college essay about bathrooms. If there’s anything I learned...

Jun 14, 2017

Welcome to Part 1 of What is Perfectionism?, a three part series about the systemic and intersectional implications of perfectionism. This series was written by Ma'yan intern, Barae Hirsch. Learn more about Barae from her bio at the end of...

Jun 14, 2017

Pretty Sexy Sassy: How Girls and the Media Consume One Another is a youth-made video created by the 2013 Research Training Intensive cohort. The video examines media sexism and its impact on girls and young women, drawing on interviews with...

Jun 14, 2017

Here, at long last and in all its awesomeness, is the full-length (18-ish minute) version of the Ma'yan RTI video on media sexism and its impact on girls and young women. If you are interested in using this video in...

Jun 14, 2017

How can we resist and challenge the sexist messages that the media sends us? In this Webisode, Ma'yan's Research Training Interns offer strategies to build awareness and take action in your community. ...